Julius Ishmael Nyakeh Sombie

Julius Sombie is a young scientist who graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Microbiology in June 2014 from Babcock University, Ogun State Nigeria. He was employed by the Sierra Leone agricultural Research Institute (SLARI) in June 2016 and is currently attached at the Teko Livestock Research Centre. Since the start of his career, he has undergone various trainings which have greatly improved his efficiency as a scientist. These include:

At the National Veterinary Research Institute he was trained to diagnose various livestock diseases including Salmonellosis affecting poultry, Brucellosis and Mastitis affecting cattle and campylobacter complications pigs. He is now highly trained to do specific sample collection on Food and Animal samples and perform Microbial culturing on various media. He can also perform Serological Assays (ELISA) on given samples.